{"product_id":"9781408103876","title":"Joe Guy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJoe Guy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRoy Williams\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Boateng, the 'David Beckham' of his generation, is Ghanaian.\u003cbr\u003eNaomi, his childhood sweetheart is British and of Jamaican parentage.\u003cbr\u003eWith Joe's escalating celebrity status comes huge sacrifices,\u003cbr\u003eaccusations of selling out, temptations and life changing choices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoe Guy\u003c\/i\u003e is a stark and powerful contemporary story\u003cbr\u003eexploring the historical tension and bitter prejudices existing between\u003cbr\u003eAfrican and Caribbean British communities. It looks at how young\u003cbr\u003edescendants from Africa distance themselves from a unified urban Black\u003cbr\u003eBritain. This urgent examination of identity and celebrity is told in\u003cbr\u003eTiata Fahodzi's renowned visceral style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a programme text edition published to coincide with the\u003cbr\u003eplay's world premiere in a production by Tiata Fahodzi that opens at\u003cbr\u003ethe New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich,on 18 October before coming to Soho\u003cbr\u003eTheatre, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRoy Williams is a prolific, critically acclaimed writer whose recent works include \u003ci\u003eSing Yer Heart Out for the Lads \u003c\/i\u003e(National Theatre, 2002, 2004), \u003ci\u003eLittle Sweet Thing \u003c\/i\u003e(New Wolsey, Ipswich\/Nottingham Playhouse\/Birmingham Rep, 2005) and the stage adaptation of \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Beginners \u003c\/i\u003e(Lyric Hammersmith, London, 2007).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 March 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408103876\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369695576204,"sku":"9781408103876","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_68d94d8f-a98f-4959-81fc-e1450d12aa75.jpg?v=1783880182","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408103876","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}